Is Common Criteria EAL 7 Achievable?
Some people have argued that Common Criteria EAL 7 is some theoretical academic standard that has no applicability to the real world of security. Common Criteria is an international standard (ISO 15408) endorsed by the National Security Agency (www.nsa.gov) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (www.nist.gov). The people who argue that EAL 7 is irrelevant are the people who can’t meet the rigorous standards of software security that Green Hills Software can meet. They obviously know less about security than we do. While it is true that few people have ever attained this level of security, it is also true that the academic and professional security experts agree that EAL 7 is the only level of security that can be really trusted. The people who argue that EAL 7 is not necessary are asking you to accept a lower standard of security so that they can sell you something. Should you trust them? Our INTEGRITY-178B real-time operating system is used in security critical applicatio
